Total Crime Rate

304.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hewitt Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 14th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hewitt Street (PR25 3SN) in the last 12 months was 304.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.0% higher than the Broadfield average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewitt Street (PR25 3SN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hewitt Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyland
Apr 2026Burglary Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kennett Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hewitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambrose Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turpin Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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